Whether you enjoy solving problems in a laboratory or working outdoors, our Biological Sciences programme will provide you with the ultimate learning environment. Surrounded by lakes, rivers, intriguing ecosystems, and many important biological industries, the University of Waikato is uniquely placed in the heart of New Zealand’s North Island. Biological Sciences incorporates the traditional biological disciplines of botany, microbiology and zoology with the interdisciplinary subjects of biochemistry, physiology, genetics and ecology.

Career Opportunities Agricultural Researcher Biosecurity Officer Environmental Microbiologist Conservation Officer Fisheries Scientist Forensic Technician Geneticist Marine Biologist Medical Sciences Technician Plant Physiologist